The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-05-20
WORK AND WAGES.
Events and MOI emenfa Of Interest in che
Industrial world.

Events and MOI smenfa Of Interest Ii tlse
Industrial World.
English newspapers are beginning TO
cry out against the unrestricted reception Of
destitute foreigners as one that viii lead 20
serious results Lloyd's Newspaper recently
observed: 1--WE have had experience in receiv-
ing poor Flemings, outlawed Huguenots and
others to our shores, whose skin and industry
have reacted upon our people and helped 70
create our trade. The present settlers are Of
a different style. With the lowest standard OF
comfort in life, they exist rather than live
dwelling in houses on the verge of condemna-
ton, and amidst the most repulsive surround
ings. Thus conditioned, they are able to COM
pete with great success against the lowest
classes of our laborers, increasing their present
heavy difficulties
It appears from the manual of the Eng
fish and Scotch cooperative wholesale socie-
ties that the principle of cooperation has
been steadily gaining ground since 1852. In
that year the total sales of societies in the
United Kingdom amounted to a2 338, SIS; but
in 1872 they had advanced to Rl3,0l2 100, and In
1882 to e27,541 ,212, while for 1884 they SHOW q
total Of no less than R30, ~, 101- At the close
of 1884 the membership of societies in the
three kingdoms was 1878 and the share cap
ital was 98,646, 18S. while the loan capital was
1,S3OSS6. The net profits for the year were
e., 723, 794, and the sum devoted to educational
purposes e19,15.
The free shop struggle. says Work and
Wages, is clash between two absolutely right
principles, and such a clash ought never to oc-
cur. When it occurs it is the result of wretched
laundering somewhere. The principle that an
employer has right to deal with his help as
individuals, and to refuse to deal with organiza-
will ho fxrf,f,
too angry or prejudicedt to be fair-minded. The
principle that workingmen have right to
combine, and that if they do combine, they
onght to stand by each other in all legitimate
ways, will be denied only by unfair minded
men on the other side.
During the late strike of the Paterson
N.J. silk dyers, it is stated, much difiiculty
was found by the employers in securing salts
factory conferences with their men. Partly
in consequence of this, and principally to con-
tribute to their general comfort and well being,
the employing dyers hired large hall and are
fitting it up in the most comfortable and att
tractive style as a reading and assembly room
for the dyers where they can pass their spare
time and where, when necessary, the dyers and
their employers can have friendly conferences
on matters of mutual interest.
Textile manufacturing interests are
booming in the South. A mill in Columbus
will put in fifty more looms. Augusta (Ga.)
mills are paying six per cent. dividend. Al cot
ton factory is to be built at Union, s. c., and
another at Fort Mills. One hundred thousand
dollars has been subscribed to build Touring,
wooden and cotton-seed oil mills at Dallas, Tex.
Sixty thousand dollars has been raised at
Americus, Ga, for cotton mill
At the spring meetings of the Western
lumber men the opinions were generally ex-
pressed that prices for lumber must be stronger
under the extraordinary Eastern and Western
demand. Stocks in all sections of the country
are shown be much lower than year ago.
The decrease in six Western lumber States is
given at 92s, 9s2 S91 feet. In Minnesota there is
a decrease of 100,000,00O feet.
There is more real organization now
going on among the Knights of Labor than
when the great rush was on. The good ma
terial is getting into harmony and the poor is
dropping out. The division of work is going
on, but the rank and file have not as yet be-
come accustomed to the new machinery.
The total number of wage-workers who
went on strike during April was Sl,O7s. In very
few cases the strikes were for more wages.
Wages are generally satisfactory, but other
causes of complaint are numerous
In the shoe department in Sing-Sing
IN. " prison there are $50 men kept busy on
contract work with the aid of the best machin-
cry. The contractors pay sixty three cents per
day for each man.
The multiplication of national trades
unions is going on, and the departure is found
to be good one. Each trade feels better salts
fed to have control over its own affairs.